Hassop

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Hassop
Hassop shown within Derbyshire
OS grid reference	SK223722
District	Derbyshire Dales
Shire county	Derbyshire
Region	East Midlands
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BAKEWELL
Postcode district	DE45
Police	Derbyshire
Fire	Derbyshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
European Parliament	East Midlands
List of places: UK • England • Derbyshire

Coordinates: 53°14′49″N 1°40′01″W / 53.247, -1.667

Hassop Station, showing the Monsal Trail.

Hassop is a village in the local government district of Derbyshire Dales in Derbyshire, England.

It developed around a number of lead mines, with such names as "The Brightside", "Backdale", "Harry Bruce", "Waterhole" and "Whitecoe", which lasted until the mid nineteenth century.

The local landowners were the Eyre family of Padley, who built Hassop Hall. In 1643 they defended the house against the Parliamentarians. Manholes in the floor of the cellar are reputed to allow entrance to a former lead-mine under the Hall. Hassop Hall was extensively rebuilt in Classical style between 1827 and 1833. It is now a private hotel.

The Roman Catholic church of All Saints was built in 1816-18 for the Eyre family^[1].

There was a railway station about two miles south of the village, built by the Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway in 1863 for the benefit of the Duke of Devonshire of Chatsworth House. In a sparsely populated area, it saw little use, and closed in 1942. It greatest usefulness was as a goods yard, which closed in 1964. The station building has since been converted to a bookshop, cafe and the online operation of Countrybookshop, who also organise the Peak Literary Festival. The trackbed through the station is part of the 8.5 mile Monsal Trail, a walk and cycleway.